θεός

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Inflection 1.5.2 Derived terms 1.5.3 Descendants 1.5.4 See also 1.5.5 References 2 Greek 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 2.1.2 Related terms

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• θεύς (Doric)
• θιός (Boeotian, Arcadocypriot)
• σιός (Laconian)
• 𐀳𐀃 (te-o) (Mycenaean)

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰ(e)h₁s-. Cognate with Phyrigian δεως (deōs), “‘to the gods’”) and probably Armenian դիք (dik'), “‘gods’”) and Latin fēriae (“‘festival days’”), fānum (“‘temple’”) and fēstus (“‘festive’”).

Alternative suggestions connect it to *dʰewh₂- (“‘to rise in smoke’”), whence also Ancient Greek θυμός (thumós).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [tʰeós]

• (Koine): IPA: [tʰɛˈo̞s]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [θeˈos]

[edit] Adjective

θεός

1. divine (used only in comparative: θεώτερος)

[edit] Noun

θεός (genitive θεοῦ) m, second declension; (theos)

1. a deity, a god, God
2. Sometimes feminine, (ἡ θεός): a goddess

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Derived terms

• θεά

[edit] Descendants

Greek: θείον

Greek: θεϊσμός

[edit] See also

• deus

[edit] References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G2316

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Noun

θεός m. (theós)

1. god

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ο θεός	οι θεοί
Genitive	του θεού	των θεών
Accusative	τον θεό	τους θεούς
Vocative	θεέ	θεοί

[edit] Related terms

• Θεός
• θεά